CIMS Cemetery Software

Welcome to CIMS Platinum, City of Solon, Ohio! 👋

With cloud-based cemetery mapping software, the city can now access their maps and records 24/7, from anywhere with an internet connection.

Learn more about CIMS Platinum here: https://hubs.la/Q01kFZgy0

Considering cemetery management software? Start here.

Ready to level up your cemetery management? 📈

Our cemetery software starter guide gives cemeterians the tools they need to make an impact. Read it here: https://hubs.la/Q01kFTlH0

Considering cemetery management software? Start here. Upgrading to cemetery management software is all about making cemeterians’ jobs easier. Here are tools and resources for getting started.

Welcome to CIMS Gold, Hanover Township. 👋

The Horton, Pennsylvania-based cemetery is taking control of their records with cloud-based storage and user-generated mapping.

Check out CIMS Gold here: https://hubs.la/Q01kFjnx0

What is Burial Search? | Walk-to-grave navigation for cemeteries

With walk-to-grave navigation, cemetery guests can easily locate burials at your cemetery.

See how cemeteries with Burial Search can serve their customers in new ways here: https://hubs.la/Q01kFSgB0

What is Burial Search? | Walk-to-grave navigation for cemeteries Burial Search is an online portal that makes cemetery information available to the public. With walk-to-grave navigation, users can easily locate and get dir...

Learn how to do everything. 🤔 (Everything in CIMS cemetery software.)

Get more from your cemetery software experience by visiting the CIMS video library on YouTube. Learn how to increase your cemetery's impact with access to:

✅ Quick educational tutorials of key features
✅ Instructional how-to videos for new users
✅ New cemetery software tips and tricks

Check it out here: https://hubs.la/Q01kDZsJ0

Last week, Tim Annear was at the Minnesota Association of Cemeteries Conference, where he showed local cemeterians how CIMS can help improve their day to day operations.

Did you miss your chance to talk with Tim in Minnesota? Schedule a demo with one of our CIMS experts here: https://info.cimscemeterysoftware.com/schedule-your-cims-demo

Case Study: Mapping Software for Municipal Cemeteries

A lot of municipal cemeteries have been around for ages. ⌛ That doesn’t prevent them from meeting the needs of today’s customers.

Take Sunset Hills Cemetery. Founded in 1872, Sunset Hills is the only cemetery owned and operated by the city of Bozeman, Montana. Its 73 acres of picturesque grounds are home to diverse tree species and more than 16,000 burials.

After serving the Bozeman community for a century and a half, Sunset Hills is using custom cloud-based cemetery software to support its customers—and the Bozeman community—in new ways.

Read their story here: https://hubs.la/Q01gM5v40

Case Study: Mapping Software for Municipal Cemeteries You could say that Sunset Hills Cemetery, a municipal cemetery in Bozeman, Montana, was founded because of the local community’s kindness to strangers.

Welcome to CIMS Gold, Asbury Cemetery. 👋

The Altoona, Pennsylvania-based cemetery is taking control of their records with cloud-based storage and user-generated mapping.

Check out CIMS Gold here: https://hubs.la/Q01kDYwH0

CIMS Light vs. CIMS Platinum: What's the difference?

To invest in online cemetery maps, or not to invest in online cemetery maps, that is the question. 🎭

That’s the question that many cemetery managers face when thinking about upgrading to cemetery management software, at least.

While cemetery mapping software comes with many advantages, not all cemeteries can justify the investment. The good news: CIMS has cemetery management software for all cemeteries and budgets.

Read more about the standout features of CIMS Light and CIMS Platinum on the CIMS blog: https://hubs.la/Q01hMnHS0

CIMS Light vs. CIMS Platinum: What's the difference? What's the difference between CIMS Light and CIMS Platinum? We explore each product's features to help you determine which one fits your cemetery's needs.

It was a pleasure to meet Washington's dedicated cemeterians at the Washington State Death Care Professionals Convention last week. Thanks to everyone who visited Brandon Finley at the CIMS booth!

Miss the show? You can still schedule a meeting with Brandon here: https://hubs.la/Q01k853v0

Thanks to everyone who stopped by the CIMS cemetery software booth at last week's Ohio Cemetery Association Convention! Tim Annear had a blast meeting with Ohio's dedicated cemeterians.

Miss the show? You can still schedule a meeting with a CIMS expert here: https://hubs.la/Q01jvKrD0

Calling all Washington cemeterians. 📞

Director of CIMS Brandon Finley is heading to Airway Heights, WA, for the Washington State Death Care Professionals Convention on August 9–11. Are you going?

Let us know if you'll be there in the comments. 👇

How to Convince Decision-Makers Cemetery Software Matters

How do you convince trustees and decision-makers that cemetery management software matters?

Make these five points. 🖐

➡ Cemetery software has become the norm in the deathcare industry, with thousands of US cemeteries already using it.

➡ Cemetery software aligns your staff, setting up your sales team for success.

➡ Cemetery software expands your capabilities without increasing your payroll, allowing you to reach customers in new ways.

➡ Cemetery software saves your staff time, helping your cemetery operate more efficiently.

➡ Cemetery software secures your records for the next generation of cemeterians, protecting important data from harm.

Read more about how to get buy-in from cemetery board members here: https://hubs.la/Q01h_ry10

How to Convince Decision-Makers Cemetery Software Matters Need to convince your cemetery board that cemetery management software matters? Follow these tips.

Hey, Ohio cemeterians. 👋 Are you heading to the Ohio Cemetery Association's annual convention next week?

Catch Tim Annear at the CIMS cemetery software booth. Let us know if you'll be there in the comments. 👇

👋 Welcome to CIMS Platinum, Town of Highlands, New York.

With CIMS Platinum, all ownership, interment, and marker information is linked to a digital map of the cemetery's grounds.

Learn more about cloud-based cemetery mapping software here: https://hubs.la/Q01hbWRb0

Case Study: Mapping Software for Municipal Cemeteries

You could say that Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bozeman, Montana, was founded—at least in part—because of the local community’s kindness to strangers.

Read more about how the municipal cemetery started and how they're finding new ways to serve customers in our latest case study: https://hubs.la/Q01gznhh0

Case Study: Mapping Software for Municipal Cemeteries You could say that Sunset Hills Cemetery, a municipal cemetery in Bozeman, Montana, was founded because of the local community’s kindness to strangers.

How to Highlight Veteran Burials in CIMS

Using CIMS Platinum, cemetery managers can highlight veteran burials with colors of their choosing. The best part? It’s easy to do. ✅

Learn how to designate veteran burials at your cemetery in our simple guide: https://hubs.la/Q01gbnyL0

How to Highlight Veteran Burials in CIMS Cemetery managers need to know where every veteran burial is located so that they can honor their service. Here's how to highlight veteran graves in CIMS.

Welcome to CIMS Platinum, Zapata County Cemetery! 👋

With cloud-based cemetery mapping software, the Texas cemetery can now access their maps and records 24/7, from anywhere with an internet connection.

What Is Cemetery Mapping?

Cemetery managers wear a lot of hats. 🎩

One day cemetery maintenance takes priority. The next: comforting grieving families.

Through it all, one task never changes. Cemetery managers are always responsible for keeping valuable cemetery information safe and secure.

They protect historical deeds, contracts, and records. They preserve financial and personal documents. And of course, they maintain what is arguably the most important cemetery document: the cemetery map.

Read more about why cemetery mapping matters on the CIMS blog: https://hubs.ly/Q01d_q-L0

What Is Cemetery Mapping? Cemeteries have been around for centuries. Cemetery mapping has, too. Here's everything you need to know about how cemeteries use maps.

What's the Difference Between Find a Grave and Burial Search?

Thousands of searchers try to find burial information online every month. Can they find your cemetery's records? 🤔

Sharing verified cemetery records online gives cemeteries another opportunity to connect with potential customers and serve their communities. That's why many of today's cemeteries use online grave locators like Find a Grave or Burial Search.

On our blog, we detail the advantages of online grave finders and outline the differences between Find a Grave and Burial Search.

Read more here: https://hubs.la/Q01drnzM0

What's the Difference Between Find a Grave and Burial Search? If searchers can't find your cemetery records online, you're missing a huge opportunity. Here's how services like Find a Grave and Burial Search help.

We had a blast talking to Arizona's cemetery managers at the 12th Annual Arizona Funeral Cemetery and Cremation Conference.

Thanks to all the cemeterians who stopped by the CIMS booth to say hello!

📞 Calling all Arizona cemeterians! Will you be at the 12th Annual Arizona Funeral Cemetery and Cremation Conference next week?

Find CIMS cemetery software at Table #5. 👇 Comment below or send us a ✉ to let us know you'll be there.

This Memorial Day, the CIMS cemetery software team remembers those who have served and sacrificed.

Our offices are closed in observance of the holiday.

👉 Information everywhere is information overload.

Too many cemeteries rely on a combination of several maps and logbooks instead of one authoritative and accurate map.

Here’s the problem: Over time, these maps compete with each other. Some mutate. Notes and reminders take over the margins.

When important information is spread across sources, it isn’t very useful. Not everyone knows which map (or maps) are up to date. There’s no single source of truth for your cemetery.

The solution? With cloud-based cemetery mapping software, everyone’s changes are reflected on a single, up-to-date digital map.

Cemeterians can rest easy knowing that their records are accurate, secure, and stored in one place. 👍

5 Cemetery Mapping Pitfalls (And How to Avoid Them)

Good cemetery maps may be the best storytellers.

Just think about it. 🤔 Your cemetery maps shares the history of your grounds, who's resting there, and what you can offer to grieving families.

Incomplete or damaged maps? They lose the plot. Vital information gets lost. Part of the story is missing.

Does your map tell your cemetery's full story? Or does it fall into one of the most common mapping pitfalls?

👉 Read more here: https://hubs.la/Q01bmpHr0

5 Cemetery Mapping Pitfalls (And How to Avoid Them) Has your cemetery fallen into one of these common cemetery mapping pitfalls? Don't worry. Here's what you can do to improve your cemetery records.

👋 Welcome to CIMS Platinum, Lilac Hill Memorial Garden!

Now, all the Norman, OK, cemetery's ownership, interment, and marker information is connected to an easy-to-use digital map of their cemetery grounds.

Learn more about CIMS Platinum here: https://hubs.la/Q019S4rv0

CIMS cemetery software's Brandon Finley wears a lot of hats at Ramaker - Architecture + Engineering. Among them: helping cemeterians serve their communities. 🎩

Learn more about Brandon below. ⬇

Using spreadsheets to manage cemetery operations seems to present more questions than answers. 🤔

How do you accurately map grave locations in a workbook?

How do you attach invoices, deeds, and photos?

How do you account for unique cemetery features and anomalies?

➡ Oftentimes, the answer to all these questions is that you don’t. Here's the thing: Spreadsheets are great for equations but not so great for solving cemetery problems.

While a spreadsheet may look neat and tidy, it won’t look like your cemetery. With online cemetery mapping software (like CIMS!) you can view real-time insights into which plots have been sold and which ones are available.

👋 Welcome to CIMS Platinum, City of Sedro-Woolley, WA!

For the past three decades, the cemetery staff at Union Cemetery have been using a combination of paper records and a DOS database to manage their cemetery operations.

Now, the city's cemetery staff can access up-to-date maps and records, all in one place: their cloud-based CIMS Platinum map.

📜 Decades-old paper maps.
👩‍💻 Detailed spreadsheets.
📶 Interactive online cemetery maps.

No matter which approach you take to cemetery mapping, one thing is certain: It’s your map’s job to share your cemetery’s story.

Where are you, and how long have you been there?

Which families chose your cemetery grounds as their final resting places?

What can you offer for individuals who are currently grieving the losses of loved ones?

Your map should answer all these questions—with accurate depictions of your grounds, complete interment records, and up-to-date information.

These answers are essential to your cemetery operations. They help your staff tell your cemetery’s story, and most importantly, they help families carry out end of life planning.

The bottom line: Your cemetery map matters. What does yours say about your cemetery? 💭

The difference is crystal clear. 💎 With drone imaging, your cemetery grounds serve as the backdrop of your CIMS map.

See how drone imaging improves the quality of online cemetery maps in these before and after photos.

Maintaining accurate and complete records is a tall task. While not all cemeteries store multiple centuries' worth of data, many of today's cemeteries struggle to fill gaps in their records.

📍 Lost graves.

❗ Buried headstones.

❔ Unidentified burials.

All of these anomalies can be hidden by your cemetery grounds. The good news? Ground penetrating radar can uncover the history of your cemetery and improve your cemetery maps.

Let's address those gaps in your cemetery maps and records. Learn how at the link below. 👇

Is cloud-based cemetery software right for your cemetery?

✅ Improve security
✅ Access maps and records from anywhere with Wi-Fi
✅ Protect historical documents

These are just a few of the benefits that come with cloud-based cemetery software. Read more about why more and more cemeteries are moving their records to the cloud here: https://hubs.la/Q018dpKG0

Is cloud-based cemetery software right for your cemetery? Data security is top of mind for many cemetery managers. Here's why more cemeteries are storing their maps and records on the cloud.

Need to find a grave? Burial Search can help.

It's no surprise that thousands of people search for where their loved ones are buried every month. It brings peace.

But not every gravesite can be found online. When families can't find accurate burial records, they turn to cemeteries.

Is your cemetery prepared to handle these inquiries?

With tools like Burial Search, cemeterians can take matters into their own hands. Burial Search lets cemeteries share records and maps stored in CIMS using their own custom burial finder websites.

Need to find a grave? Burial Search can help. Having a Burial Search site is like having a 24/7 customer service rep for your cemetery. Here's how Burial Search helps the public find graves.

Nothing captures the serenity of cemeteries like aerial photographs.

With drone imaging services, CIMS helps cemeteries create digital maps that actually resemble their beautiful grounds.

You can read more about how drone imaging improves digital cemetery maps here: https://hubs.la/Q017QQSH0

Thanks to the Public Cemetery Alliance for hosting us this week! It was a pleasure to meet face-to-face with California's dedicated cemeterians.

St. Francis Borgia Cemetery has served parishioners since long before the invention of the airplane. But today the cemetery is flying drones in service of building better digital maps. ✈

👇 Read the full CIMS customer story at the link below.

5 Advantages of Cemetery Mapping Software

Aging paper maps. Tattered logbooks. Busy spreadsheets.

What used to be essential cemetery management tools are now creating customer service bottlenecks for some cemeteries.

When maps and records are scattered across multiple sources, it’s difficult to help grieving families quickly and effectively. That’s why so many cemeteries are streamlining administrative processes with cemetery mapping software.

Read more about why cemetery mapping software makes sense for cemeteries here: https://hubs.la/Q016V4860

5 Advantages of Cemetery Mapping Software Today's cemeteries are using new tools to serve their communities. Here are 5 advantages of cemetery mapping software.

The burials at Harlem Township's cemeteries date back to the Revolutionary War. Today, the community's cemeterians are protecting their historical burial records by transitioning to cloud-based cemetery management software.

Welcome to CIMS Platinum, Harlem Township cemeterians!

Learn more about how CIMS helps historic cemeteries manage their maps and records here: https://hubs.la/Q016V7Gy0

Is cloud-based cemetery software right for your cemetery?

Cemeteries store a lot of sensitive information, so it makes sense that data security is top of mind for many cemetery managers.

How safe is cloud-based cemetery software?

The CIMS team investigates cloud security here: https://hubs.la/Q016HswZ0

Is cloud-based cemetery software right for your cemetery? Data security is top of mind for many cemetery managers. Here's why more cemeteries are storing their maps and records on the cloud.